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How do you simplify #3/4 times 5/12#?

Answer 1

Riley Anderson

#3/4xx5/12=5/16#

#3/4xx5/12#

= #3/(2xx2)xx5/(2xx2xx3)#

= #cancel3/(2xx2)xx5/(2xx2xxcancel3)#

= #5/(2xx2xx2xx2)#

= #5/16#

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Answer 2

Everly Taylor

To simplify ( \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{5}{12} ), you multiply the numerators together to get the numerator of the result and multiply the denominators together to get the denominator of the result.

[ \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{5}{12} = \frac{3 \times 5}{4 \times 12} = \frac{15}{48} ]

Then, you can simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator and dividing both by it.

In this case, the GCD of 15 and 48 is 3.

[ \frac{15}{48} = \frac{15 \div 3}{48 \div 3} = \frac{5}{16} ]

So, ( \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{5}{12} ) simplifies to ( \frac{5}{16} ).

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